All-angle broadband negative refraction of metal waveguide arrays in the visible range: Theoretical analysis and numerical demonstration

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Fan, Xiebin
Wang, Guo Ping [1 ]
Lee, Jeffrey Chi Wai
Chan, C. T.
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[1] Wuhan Univ, Key Lab Acoust & Photon Mat & Devices, Minist Educ, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China
[2] Wuhan Univ, Dept Phys, Wuhan 430072, Peoples R China
[3] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.073901
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
In this Letter, we introduce a simple metal waveguide array for realizing all-angle wide frequency bandwidth negative refraction from the visible to infrared frequencies. Theoretical analysis from the rigorous coupled-wave theory reveals that the negative coupling constant resulting from the anomalous coupling of guided surface plasmon polariton modes contributes to the negative refraction. The analytical results are confirmed by finite-difference time-domain numerical simulations. Our result provides an alternative way to construct robust all-angle negative refractive materials operating in a wide range of frequency from the near-infrared to the visible range.
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